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<span class=large>HOSEA</span>
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CHAPTER 1
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Hosea and his family are a sign unto Israel—In the day of gathering, Israel shall become the sons of the living God.
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The</span> word of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 1: 1; Amos 1: 1.">Uzziah</a>, Jotham, Ahaz, <i>and</i> Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
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The beginning of the word of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> by Hosea.  And the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hosea 3: 1 (1-3).">wife</a> of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great <sup>b</sup><a href="hosea/1/2b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Idolatry; TG Whoredom.">whoredom</a>, <i>departing</i> from the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
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And the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little <i>while,</i> and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 10: 11; 2 Kgs. 15: 12 (10-12).">Jehu</a>, and will cause to <sup>b</sup><a href="hosea/1/4b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 17: 5 (1-6, 24).">cease</a> the kingdom of the house of Israel.
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And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 15: 29.">break</a> the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
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&#182; And she conceived again, and bare a daughter.  And <i>God</i> said unto him, Call her name <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/6a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE Not having obtained mercy.">Lo</a>-ruhamah: for I will <sup>b</sup><a href="hosea/1/6b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 109: 61 (60-62).">no</a> more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them <sup>c</sup><a href="hosea/1/6c" mark="c" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 17: 23.">away</a>.
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But I will have <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 19: 34 (34-35); Isa. 31: 5.">mercy</a> upon the house of <sup>b</sup><a href="hosea/1/7b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 109: 64; D&C 133: 35 (13, 35).">Judah</a>, and will save them by the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by <sup>c</sup><a href="hosea/1/7c" mark="c" type="A" title="Hosea 14: 3.">horses</a>, nor by horsemen.
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&#182; Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
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Then said <i>God,</i> Call his name <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/9a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE Not my people.">Lo</a>-ammi: for ye <i>are</i> not my people, and I will not be your <i>God.</i>
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&#182; Yet the <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 32: 12; D&C 132: 30 (30-33); Abr. 3: 14.">number</a> of the children of Israel shall be as the <sup>b</sup><a href="hosea/1/10b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Ne. 20: 19.">sand</a> of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> in the place where it was said unto them, Ye <i>are</i> not my people, <i>there</i> it shall be said unto them, <i>Ye are</i> the <sup>c</sup><a href="hosea/1/10c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father; TG Sons and Daughters of God; TG Spirit Creation.">sons</a> of the <sup>d</sup><a href="hosea/1/10d" mark="d" type="A" title="Josh. 3: 10; Ps. 42: 2.">living</a> God.
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Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be <sup>a</sup><a href="hosea/1/11a" mark="a" type="C" title="2 Ne. 29: 8 (8-9); TG Israel, Gathering of.">gathered</a> together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great <i>shall be</i> the day of Jezreel.
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